HONG KONG: Factories in the Pearl River Delta, the heart of China's export engine, are considering closing shop and relocating in pursuit of cheaper labour and lower running costs.
But the shift is not going to silence global critics who have blasted China for poaching jobs from the United States and elsewhere, because many of the factories are not leaving the country, just the province.
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